Woman wins $4MILLION payout from power company after she is shocked by 'stray electricity' from nearby substation

A California woman has won a $4million judgement against a power company after she was repeatedly shocked in her shower by 'stray electricity,' allegedly from a nearby substation.

Simona Wilson claims she suffered painful nerve damage that sent her to the hospital numerous times after electricity pulsed through a newly-installed shower head in her Redondo Beach, California, in March 2011.

Ms Wilson, the mother of three young boys, says the home she bought in 2007 was originally built and owned by Southern California Edison.

Dangerous: Simona Wilson is seen with her three sons outside the power substation that she believes led to her being shocked in the shower

In her backyard: Ms Wilson's home is seen here with a power substation directly behind the house

The company knew previous residents
had suffered problems with electricity shooting through the home of
overhead power lines and a large substation next door, she claimed.

On Monday, a Los Angeles County jury found the power company negligent and reckless its dealings with Ms Wilson.

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The court awarded her $1.05million in compensation for her medical problems and another $3million in punitive damages.

Southern
California Edison condemned the judgement and said it had worked with
Ms Wilson and thoroughly tested the area and found no problems.

'Edison still denies that there is anything dangerous in the area and denies that they did anything wrong,' a statement said.

Ms Wilson looks up at the shower head that shocked her and led to the $4million judgement

'Safe': The company says the substation has not been proven to have caused any problems in the neighborhood

The utility built the house in 1960 to house employees who looked at the nearby Topaz power substation.

After she was shocked in the shower, tests revealed 26 points in her house that were electrified, including most of her appliances and nearly all of her plumbing fixtures, according to Easy Reader News.

A home inspector instructed her: 'Get out now. I’ve never seen anything like this in my life.